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2006 Fitness Tests for the NBA Draft (Combine)

A series of 'Athleticism Tests' are performed annually at the NBA pre-draft camp.



See a description of the tests, and the best results for each year since 2000. The results below are based on official league documents, and published online.

Bench Press

reps name
26 J.P. Batista
26 Kenny Adeleke
25 Paul Miller
25 Shelden Williams
24 Brandon Bowman

Vertical Jump - no step

height (inches) name
37.5 Dwayne Mitchell
35.0 Ronnie Brewer
35.0 Curtis Withers
35.0 Will Blalock
34.5 David Noel

Vertical Jump - max

height (inches) name
42 Jordan Farmar
41.5 Dwayne Mitchell
41 Ronnie Brewer
40.5 Rudy Gay
40.5 Brandon Roy

3/4 Court Sprint

time (seconds) name
3.06 Rodney Carney
3.07 David Noel
3.08 Danilo Pinnock
3.1 Curtis Withers
3.11 Keydren Clark

Lane Agility Drill

time (seconds) name
10.35 Daniel Horton
10.53 Taquan Dean
10.53 Randy Foye
10.54 David Noel
10.54 James Augustine

Here are the 2006 top 10 players ranked on overall ability (combining the results of all tests).

Rank Player No Step Vertical Jump Maximum Vertical Jump Bench Press (185 lbs.) Lane Agility Drill 3/4 Court Sprint
    (inches) (inches) (reps) (seconds) (seconds)
1 David Noel 34.5 38.5 20 10.54 3.07
2 Ronnie Brewer 35 41 19 11.32 3.14
3 Dwayne Mitchell 37.5 41.5 17 11.45 3.16
4 Daniel Horton 30 36.5 17 10.35 3.16
5 Rodney Carney 32 38.5 10 10.57 3.06
6 Randy Foye 32 38 14 10.53 3.23
7 Taquan Dean 30.5 34.5 16 10.53 3.2
8 Brandon Bowman 31 34 24 11.41 3.31
9 Nik Caner-Medley 28.5 35.5 17 10.57 3.21
10 Curtis Withers 35 36.5 14 11.54 3.1


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